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Oswestry’s Orthopaedic Hospital has been praised as ‘outstanding’ by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

Thugs who commit anti-social behaviour in a Mid Wales town could soon find their pictures published in newspapers to try to crack down on the problem.

A scheme to help businesses breathe new life into redundant buildings across Shropshire today received a £1.5 million government cash boost. However, four other Shropshire schemes were snubbed.

Woooo . . . It’s Halloween and there are spooks and spirits about. And in Shropshire, they’re everywhere, writes Toby Neal.

This month the Queen handed over keys to the three millionth Motability car in a ceremony at the House of Commons, just as new rules are drawn up in a bid to crack down on fraudulent use of the scheme, writes blogger Emma Suddaby.

Take something complicated, strip it to its essentials, and make a political point. David Cameron says it is shocking that of the 3,600 children under the age of one in care, only 60 were adopted last year.

More jobs could be created at an entertainment store in Shrewsbury town centre following a major refit. HMV in the Pride Hill Shopping Centre has undergone a major refurbishment.

Telford could get two new cinemas after plans were today unveiled for a 10-screen Odeon as the centrepiece of a multi-million pound shopping development in the town centre.

Burglars stole thousands of pounds worth of gadgets and sped off in a high-powered sports car after breaking into a Telford home and stealing the keys.

Midlands-based  home repairs group Homeserve saw a staggering £500 million wiped off its market value in just a few hours today as investors deserted the firm amid fears that policies had been mis-sold.

Health Minister Andrew Lansley is to visit Shrewsbury to run the rule over a controversial £35 million shake-up of health services in the county.

Hundreds of bags full of clothes donated to the Salvation Army by Telford people have been stolen by thieves, police said today, after clothing banks were smashed open and emptied.

College leavers from Shropshire are being urged to attend a new event at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn next week set up to help them take those all-important first career steps.

An exit slip road off the M54 at Telford will be closed tonight for repairs.

Plans for a new supermarket in Oswestry which would be three times the size of the existing store have reopened the town’s “store wars” argument.

Frustrated forward Marvin Morgan will have to wait another two weeks to end his barren run in front of goal for Shrewsbury Town – but insists his confidence remains high.

A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after four members of the same family died when their car plunged into a reservoir in Mid Wales.

Manager Andy Sinton today braced AFC Telford United for a testing FA Cup second round clash – whoever their opponents may be.

Residents in parts of south Shropshire have been left without water for more than 11 weeks – forcing them to travel for miles to have showers and get basic supplies.

A huge 118ft wind turbine could be built in the north Shropshire countryside to power a farm. Bosses at Winston Farm in Tetchill, near Ellesmere, are behind the 50kw micro generation turbine.

Wolves today rallied around Wayne Hennessey, insisting he will be a top-four Barclays Premier League goalkeeper.

A new £30 million specialist rehabilitation centre to treat injured soldiers is to be created in Shropshire, bosses of the Royal British Legion have revealed.

Parents, carers and other people concerned about the future of the Wakeman School in Shrewsbury are being urged to attend a public meeting on Friday.

Passengers from Shropshire were left stranded at a Severn Valley Railway station after a fault forced a service to be abandoned.

Market Drayton Town have appointed former Sheffield Wednesday star and ex-Blackpool, Burnley and Walsall boss Jimmy Mullen as caretaker manager.

A huge mural of a steam train painted on the side of a building in Oswestry town centre has been officially unveiled to the public.

More than 630,000 extra lorries could travel through Mid Wales over a four-year period if proposed windfarms get the go-ahead, it has emerged. Welshpool Town Council fears it will have a ‘severe impact’.

Donald McCain is reluctant to commit the talented but fragile Weird Al to the Hennessy Gold Cup after his terrific triumph in the first big jumps race of the season.

Police in Mid Wales will step up foot patrols tonight in a bid to ensure Halloween celebrations don’t cause any problems.

Trick-or-treaters across Shropshire will enjoy the end of one of the warmest Octobers on record tonight with temperatures expected to be as high as 14C (57F).